Posted by twinleaf on March 20, 2008, at 20:43:44
In reply to Re: Suggestions and solutions » twinleaf, posted by Dinah on March 20, 2008, at 17:55:29
I was so pleased that you were willing to start this thread, Dinah. I feel the same as Fayeroe. We are not saying that you are biased, at all, but rather that we are two of the posters who feel that the civility warnings and blocks have been applied in a biased manner from time to time in the past. I don't have either Bob or any particular deputy in mind when I say that- it's the injustice, rather than any specific poster or deputy, which has lingered in my mind.
I was hoping that you could play a leadership role in helping Babble begin to regain its former supportive role in our lives. I hoped that you would do that as a deputy rather than as a poster. Asking for suggestions is bound to result in opinions being put forward you don't agree with, or that you think are just plain wrong. They are not being offered as criticisms of you. Rather, they are the views of certain posters about injustices which they feel have occurred here. This particular thread may be one of the first times on Babble where any poster can let us know their real thoughts about how Babble has been run. Like anything else, Babble has many wonderful things about it, mixed in with things that have not always been optimal.
Perhaps the best question to ask yourself is not "can I tolerate posters implying that I am biased?" (noone has said anything like that), but rather, "can I tolerate hearing that some posters feel that bias has occurred on this site?" That is what some of us are saying.
It sounds as though it might be a while before Bob is able to respond to us, so it would be wonderful if you, and the other deputies, could help in a leadership role in the meantime. Just having a forum to allow disaffected Babblers to express their concerns would be very useful. We may hear from some very angry, frustrated posters, but we'll also hear some excellent, thoughtful ideas. It would make a very good starting point for discussion and problem-solving for us all.
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